FOCUS: chrom
PREFIX
hyper – over, above
hypo - under, below
ROOT
chrom/o – color
gen – birth, produce, race
mono – one
poly – many
scop – look, view
SUFFIX
-ia – condition
-ic – like, related to
-ium – chemical element
Directions: In column A, identify the elements in each word by circling roots and underlining prefixes and suffixes.
Then match each word to its correct meaning from column B.
1. chromogenic
2. chromium
________
_________
3. chromoscope
4. hyperchromia
5. hypochromia
6. monochrome
7. polychrome
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
a. lack of color
b. optical instrument used to study various properties
of color, including value and intensity
c. excessive pigmentation (color), as of the skin
d. many-colored
e. element used for making pigments
f. made of shades of a single color
g. producing color
FOCUS: chrom
PREFIX
hyper – over, above
hypo - under, below
ROOT
chrom/o – color
gen – birth, produce, race
mono – one
poly – many
scop – look, view
SUFFIX
-ia – condition
-ic – like, related to
-ium – chemical element
Directions: In column A, identify the elements in each word by circling roots and underlining prefixes and suffixes.
Then match each word to its correct meaning from column B.
1. chromogenic
2. chromium
________
_________
3. chromoscope
4. hyperchromia
5. hypochromia
6. monochrome
7. polychrome
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
a. lack of color
b. optical instrument used to study various properties
of color, including value and intensity
c. excessive pigmentation (color), as of the skin
d. many-colored
e. element used for making pigments
f. made of shades of a single color
g. producing color
FOCUS: chrom
PREFIX
hyper – over, above
hypo - under, below
ROOT
chrom/o – color
gen – birth, produce, race
mono – one
poly – many
scop – look, view
SUFFIX
-ia – condition
-ic – like, related to
-ium – chemical element
Directions: In column A, identify the elements in each word by circling roots and underlining prefixes and suffixes.
Then match each word to its correct meaning from column B.
1. chromogenic
2. chromium
________
_________
3. chromoscope
4. hyperchromia
5. hypochromia
6. monochrome
7. polychrome
_________
_________
_________
_________
_________
a. lack of color
b. optical instrument used to study various properties
of color, including value and intensity
c. excessive pigmentation (color), as of the skin
d. many-colored
e. element used for making pigments
f. made of shades of a single color
g. producing color